History of American Jewish Historical Societies Plumbs Differences Between Amateurs and Professional Historians

Jewish Historical Societies, Navigating the Professional-Amateur Divide (Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University Press, 2024), Edited by Joel Gereboff and Jonathan L. Friedmann, 286 pages By Oliver Pollak Oliver Pollak TETON VILLAGE, Wyoming – This is an engaging and informative study of the rise of Jewish historical societies in America. Joel Gereboff earned his Ph.D at Brown University in 1977. He is associate professor of Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Cantor Jonathan L. Friedmann, is director of the Jewish Museum of the West, president of the Western States Jewish History Ass…